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AB-2191 • 2026

High school graduation requirements: alternate pathways for individuals with exceptional needs: statewide resources.

High school graduation requirements: alternate pathways for individuals with exceptional needs: statewide resources.

Budget Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Quirk-Silva
Last action
2026-04-06
Official status
Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact date for establishing the statewide resource depends on funding availability.

High School Graduation Requirements: Special Pathways for Students with Extra Needs

This law requires California to create statewide resources by July 1, 2027, if funding is available, to help students with special needs find different ways to graduate from high school.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the State Department of Education and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence to work together.
  • Establishes a statewide resource focused on helping students with exceptional needs get diplomas through alternate pathways by July 1, 2027, if funding is available.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Students with exceptional needs in California
  • School districts, county superintendents, and charter schools

Terms To Know

California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
An organization that helps school districts meet their goals.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date for establishing the statewide resource is July 1, 2027, but it depends on funding being available.
  • It's not clear how many students will benefit from this new resource.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-06 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-03-26 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  3. 2026-03-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (March 25).

  4. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on ED.

  5. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 22.

  6. 2026-02-19 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2191, as amended, Quirk-Silva.
High school graduation requirements: alternate pathways for individuals with exceptional needs: statewide resources.
Existing law establishes the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence to advise and assist school districts, county superintendents of schools, and charter schools in achieving their local control and accountability plan goals. Existing law requires a local educational agency to exempt an individual with exceptional needs who satisfies specific eligibility criteria from all courses and other requirements adopted by the governing board or body of the local educational agency that are additional to the statewide course requirements and to award the pupil a diploma of graduation from high school, as provided.
The bill would, subject to an appropriation, require the State Department of Education and the collaborative to, on or before
an unspecified date,
July 1, 2027,
establish a statewide resource focused on establishing alternate pathways to a diploma for individuals with exceptional needs through capacity building within the state’s system of support, training, and technical assistance.

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